This is quite a common situation. Unfortunately, many men aren't keen on exposing their emotions. In our society, men are still taught to suppress their feelings, which makes them suspicious of the whole thing. Women are usually more comfortable seeking help. So, on the bright side, you're normal!

Having said that, we can't coach people who don't want to be coached. In our program, client commitment is essential to change and success. The aim is for you and your partner to take control over your life and that starts by showing up and taking action. If your partner is not interested in life coaching, we recommend you get some coaching first. Your partner will soon notice the positive changes in you and want to get the same. Also, you will learn some techniques, which you can present in the safety of your home and get your partner comfortable with the process before he (or she) joins. Most importantly, your kids are a reflection of what happens with both parents, so when you treat them differently, they will show improvement already, even if your partner hasn't changed.

What is the difference between coaching and counselling?

Counselling is a past-focused discipline. The counsellor identifies the reasons for the client's feelings and behaviours. Often, clients come away from counselling with a label for themselves, which they then use to justify their actions and their inability to change.

In coaching, we don't dwell on the reasons, because we want to avoid this negative outcome. Instead, we focus on the future, because no matter what happened in the past, you can make it better and learn to achieve, grow and be happy.

What's special about the Be Happy in LIFE Better Parenting Skills Program?

Family life is based on each parent's confidence and consistency, as they are projected through behaviours, as well as on the relationship between the parents. In times of stress, if a parent cannot rely on himself/herself or on the other parent, things start to fall apart for the children and they "inherit" the stress and "go nuts". It so happens that many of the stressful situations are caused by mismatches in communication styles and other preferences of interaction.

We've done extensive research on communication styles, love languages and rapport building and added these powerful tools to our coaching toolkit. Time and time again, we see how these tools help our clients come to terms with who they are ("I'm OK"), who they're dealing with ("You're OK") and how to relate effectively. They also learn to "store" positiveness and love during good times for "emotional winters", when these reserves come in very handy.

Our program is holistic and long-term focused in its approach. We work with you to build your emotional intelligence and then teach you how to sustain and even enhance the positive changes in yourself and your partner. In a sense, you become your own and each other's coaches. This combination ensures a healthy support structure for your change and growth long after the coaching is over.

When you go back home to the kids, you parent them from a place of calm and reassurance, and when they struggle, you can coach them towards their own solution, which empowers them, increases their confidence and makes them appreciate you and want to spend more time with you. Win-win all around!

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What is the difference between parenting kids and parenting teens?

There are aspects of coaching that are the same when we coach parents of young kids and when we coach parents of teenagers. However, there are sections of the coaching that are different. The “Be Happy in LIFE Relationship Model” has a special section for parenting teens that is very valuable to parents and feedback show that understanding the model is provides great relief for parents of teens. The rules and boundaries are different for young kids than the rules required for teens. Since parents benefit a lot from examples and practical tips to establish good relationships with their young kids or teens, we make sure to tailor each program to the specific needs. This is why we prefer to coach groups of parents of young kids and groups of parents of teens separately.

Is it easier to coach parents of young kids or parents of teens?

When parents come for coaching wanting to have a happy family life and a good relationship with their kids or teenagers, they are half way to success. It is as easy to coach parents of young children as it is to coach parents of teens. However, parents of teens are usually more frustrated, so they have more pain to overcome, whereas parents of young kids have less of that pain, only because their kids are younger. In both cases, the skills learnt are valuable for many years to come, because you will be a parent to your kid or teen for as long as you live.

What is your professional background?

Ronit Baras has a Bachelor of Education in Special Education and a teaching certificate in several countries. She is is a Justice of Peace (in Queensland, Australia). She has a diploma in journalism and is an accredited Life Coach. Ronit specialises in learning difficulties and gifted kids. She has over 22 years of experience in education, using coaching methods to enhance the academic, social and emotional development of children. Ronit is a public speaker on language acquisition, teaching with games, the learning process, goal setting, time management, communication styles and various other coaching-related topics. She also has a column on education, parenting and life skills in a Melbourne-based newspaper and a regular contributor to Insight Magazine Ronit is a mother of 3 gorgeous kids. She currently lives in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Gal Baras has a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Computer Science and is an accredited Life Coach. He has worked for 17 years all around the world in Information Technology. Gal has worked with, managed, consulted to and coached people from many cultural and professional backgrounds, working for some of the largest companies in the IT industry. He coaches kids' basketball teams, demonstrating time after time the victory of mind over matter. Gal has been with the same partner (guess who) for over 25 years and is also the father of 3 gorgeous children (the same ones). He currently lives in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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How long is the Better Parenting Skills Program?

The Better Parenting Skills Program is made up of 5 sessions. Most programs run once a week for 5 consecutive weeks. Other programs run for 10 weeks, meeting every other week. Organisations or groups of parents sometimes book the Better Parenting Skills Program for a full day and cover all the sessions in one go.

Do we need to commit to a certain number sessions?

The group sessions will require commitment to the 5 sessions,mainly because of logistics involved and respect to other participants, but the individual coaching session will not. In many life coaching arrangements, you will be asked to commit to the full program and pay for it in advance. We believe that your commitment is essential to your success, but we're confident in our ability to give tremendous value to you with our coaching without you paying in advance. We want you to come to the sessions because you see the value, not because we hold the money you've paid in advance. In our coaching agreement, you commit only to doing your best for yourself and paying for the sessions you receive. You may stop at any stage. We have many clients who see so much benefit in the parenting program that after they finish, they ask to start the Be Happy in LIFE individual coaching program.

How many sessions do we need?

That depends. The Better Parenting Skills Program has 5 modules. We recommend for parents to experience them all, but we leave the decision to the parents. Most of our clients choose to continue for additional growth.

How long are the sessions?

Sessions can take one-and-a-half to two hours.

How often do you meet with the parents?

Group programs are scheduled once a week for 5 consecutive weeks.

Personal programs start by having a session once a week. Over time, however, we shift towards one session every fortnight or even longer, to build the clients' confidence in their ability to maintain their change independently. You can choose whatever gap that feels comfortable for you, and you will naturally extend the time between sessions as you feel more and more confident in your parenting skills. On average, the entire program takes 2-3 months.

In-between sessions, you can keep in touch with us via email or phone.

Aren't you afraid that if parents become their family's coaches, they will not use your services anymore?

Not at all. We think that dependency contradicts control and responsibility. We feel that we are successful when our clients have established a coaching mentality and are masters of communication. We are happy to have more people who become part of the Be Happy in LIFE family, spreading happiness, love, caring, acceptance and success in our world.

Where do you meet the parents?

We live in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland in Australia. Parents come to us from NSW, from the Sunshine Coast and from Toowoomba. Some of our parenting programs run in schools, both primary and high schools. The full day program is delivered all around Australia.

What if I don't live in Brisbane, in Queensland or even in Australia?

Most Parents not living close to Brisbane (Australia), either organise themselves with a group of other parents and book the full day program or do the program individually or as a couple over the phone or on Skype.

How does phone coaching work?

Your coach will send you the session material by email and will ask you to print it and have it in front of you when you have your session. Your coach will call you at the scheduled time and will guide you through the session. Extra resources will be sent to by mail. This arrangement is the best combination of flexibility and interactive impact.

What do I do if I want to book the full day Better Parenting Skills Program?

To arrange a full-day Better Parenting Skills Program, please contact us.

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